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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) » Tropical Fruit Flies (Dacinae) » Ceratitis » Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata)
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly - Ceratitis capitata - male
Copyright © 2009 Andrew Williams

Mediterranean Fruit Fly - Ceratitis capitata - Male
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
July 27, 2000

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Mediterranean Fruit Fly - Ceratitis capitata - male Mediterranean Fruit Fly - Ceratitis capitata - male Mediterranean Fruit Fly - Ceratitis capitata - male
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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 10 December, 2009 - 2:42pm
Last updated 10 December, 2009 - 6:10pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Martin Hauser, 10 December, 2009 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

CDFA is releasing sterile Med
CDFA is releasing sterile Medfly in the area for control purposes. If you place the specimen under blacklight you should see a brightly colored dye. In fact in this picture I believe I can make out a few specks of dye on the body under the wing.
… Dennis Haines, 10 December, 2009 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

 
bright orange specs
Yes, there are some brilliant orange tiny dots on the side of the thorax just under where the wing attaches. These pics were taken quite a while ago. My date might be a bit off too.
… Andrew Williams, 10 December, 2009 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

 
They've been releasing steril
They've been releasing sterile flies for years in the Los Angeles Basin. Its an ongoing battle to keep Mediterranean Fruit Fly from becoming established.
… Dennis Haines, 10 December, 2009 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Good Info - thanks
This was good stuff to know. Thanks for passing it on. I overlooked the dye marks! :)
… Andrew Williams, 10 December, 2009 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

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